South Alabama Botanical and Horticultural Society

Analysis

South Alabama Botanical and Horticultural Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Mobile, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1971, 55 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending September 2023, South Alabama Botanical and Horticultural Society reported income of $677k and spending of $754k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $516k to $677k (+31%), an average of +7.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, South Alabama Botanical and Horticultural Society sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Womens Council of the Dallas Arboretum & Botanical Garden ($676k), National Wilderness Stewardship Alliance ($678k) and Friends of the Yampa Inc ($676k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 80% and program service revenue 6.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $52k (6.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $209k. At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $116k, net assets of $897k. It reported 10 employees.